Ukulele Jam Info Page

Welcome

Hi there! Great to have you here, and can’t wait to see you at our next jam!

I currently host an online ukulele jam 1st Saturdays, 1-2:30pm PT, live on Zoom. Fingers crossed for in person jams here in Portland, OR, beginning again in 2023…

Each jam, we play songs out of a common songbook. You can download (and print, if you like) the latest version below. Sometimes, I’ll include extra song charts for a special / themed jam — scroll down for details regarding our jam, and for the “archives” from past jams, as well.

Jams are free and open to all. If you’re able to offer a donation, teaching music is my livelihood, so I am very grateful! Here are some ways you can donate:

  • Via credit card or Paypal on my website: donate to the Zoom jam here
  • Venmo me @averyhillstudio
  • Send me a check, made out to “Avery Hill”, at: Avery Hill, PO Box 40073, Portland OR 97240.

THANK YOU!

Upcoming Jams

In Person Jam – Saturday, November 18, 2023

  • 2-3:30pm at Artichoke Music: 2007 SE Powell Blvd, Portland OR
  • We’ll open by revisiting our Dia de los Muertos packet of songs:
  • Special Pre-Jam Workshop: How To Lead a Song at a Jam. Many of us enjoy participating in jams, but have you ever considered leading a song at a jam? Learning to count folks in, and keeping time so everyone ends together, too, deepens the musical skills you already have and provides such a fulfilling musical challenge for those who love to play with others.  Learn more and register here.
  • Songbooks provided, but feel free to bring your copy of the songbook (download below). We’ll also open with. our 2023 Dia de los Muertos packet of music:

**********************************************************************

Jam Songbook

Our 2023 Songbook is HERE! Download your PDF below:

For those who work from printed pages, here is a Booster pack with newly added songs and a current Table of Contents so you know which songs are included:

Practice Videos

Some songs in our Jam Songbook are tougher than others. For the ones we might need a bit more guidance on, here are some tutorials and practice videos:

Want to take this tune a step farther! Try fingerpicking…

Jam Archives

Dia de los Muertos Jam – Saturday, November 3, 2023

  • Download our SPECIAL SONGBOOK for this jam here:

Pride Jam – June 17, 2023

Download our PRIDE JAM SONGBOOK below:

I’ve made tutorials and practice videos for several of our Pride Jam songs. If I *don’t* have a video for it, I’ve linked to a recording you can play along to, or an original recording for reference. Click on the titles below to access:

December 3, 2022 – Holiday Jam

I made some updates to the 2022 Holiday Jam Songbook here:

For those who print out their songbooks, take note of significant changes to Silent Night (Instrumental) on p. 24, Songbird (new key!) on p. 26 and White Wine in the Sun on pp. 31-32.

Click below for tutorials / practice videos I made for some of the songs we played together:

November 5, 2022 – “Dia de los Muertos” Jam

Download the *FINAL UPDATE* of Day of the Dead Jam Songbook here:

Click below for tutorials / practice videos I made for some of the songs we played together:

June 18, 2022 – Pride Jam Practice Videos!

To prepare for our PRIDE JAM, feel free to click below for practice videos / original recordings to help familiarize you with any tunes you don’t know:

March 19, 2022 – Women’s History Month

%d bloggers like this: